americasfuture.org - 10/13/2009
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I’m guessing he wouldn’t answer that question, but I hope his answer would be Morgan Tsavngirai, leader of a peaceful effort to bring democracy and human rights to Zimbabwe, which has been terrorized and impoverished by the Mugabe regime.
Obama met with Prime Minister Tsvangirai at ...
riehlworldview.com - 10/9/2009
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I do not freakin' believe this. But via
the BBC - it appears to be true. For...
what? Are you frickin' kidding me? What a stupid joke. What a worthless award. THE MAN HASN'T DONE ANYTHING!! I can't believe this. Really, I can't. What a waste. One ...
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NO FREAKIN' WAY!: Obama Wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
smallwarsjournal.com - 10/15/2009
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An Interview with Peter Godwin by John Noonan
Full article: An Interview with Peter Godwin Sometimes the...
most effective COIN lessons are found in the strangest of places. Some time ago, while researching Zimbabwe’s staggering collapse under the ...
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An Interview with Peter Godwin
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OxBlog —
... and to express my admiration for his efforts to ensure that the will of the Zimbabwean people is finally respected"... "The United States and the international community must be united, clear and unequivocal: the government of Zimbabwe is illegitimate and lacks any credibility," Senator Obama said.Although Tsvangirai is now Prime Minister, Mugabe is still President. A Nobel for Tsvangirai could help ensure the success of Zimbabwe's nascent transition. Cross-posted at Conventional Folly ...
Who would Obama give the Prize to?
The Moderate Voice —
... his efforts to ensure that the will of the Zimbabwean people is finally respected”…
“The United States and the international community must be united, clear and unequivocal: the government of Zimbabwe is illegitimate and lacks any credibility,” Senator Obama said.
Although Tsvangirai is now Prime Minister, Mugabe is still President. A Nobel for Tsvangirai could help ensure the success of Zimbabwe’s nascent transition.
Cross-posted at Conventional Folly
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First Read 10/13/2009
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First Read 10/13/2009
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First Read 10/13/2009
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First Read 10/13/2009
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